Last July 27 was the deadline for companies to adapt their products to the new regulations for foods categorized as dietary supplements. Collegiate Council Resolution (RDC) N° 243, published in 2018, created the category “food supplement” and granted a five-year adaptation period for products already on the market.

Within that period, these products could be manufactured, imported and marketed in accordance with the standards applied in their regularization, with no changes in formulation or labeling.

With the end of the deadline, 3,179 products that were exempted from Anvisa registration by the new regulation had their registrations cancelled. From now on, these products can only be manufactured and imported if they fully comply with the requirements established by the new regulation. They must also be regularized before the local health surveillance agency, by means of a notice of commencement of manufacture or importation.

The standard also allows the marketing until the end of the validity period established on the label of ineligible products that were manufactured and imported before July 27, 2023.